Romanian Eagle

Although I was worried before, the transportation of materials went very smoothly.

The rapid arrival of supplies made Hoffman, the commander, very happy. Although there is still a small amount of troops that have not been delivered, he believes that it is completely sufficient.

It needs to be said here that after overtime transportation, the Middle East Army Group under the command of Hoffman has basically reached 16 divisions and two brigade-level troops, as well as various other affiliated troops, with a total strength of 410,000. It is no smaller than the British army on the opposite side.

Now that the troops are in place and the supplies are in place, the next action is logical. For this, Hoffman is also well prepared. During the month of waiting, he did not just stay at the headquarters to write, draw and issue various orders. This month he visited all over Lebanon and Syria. , to know enough about it.

In addition, he took a risky plane to observe the terrain of Palestine and Jordan, and even observed the deployment of the British army. For this, he was criticized by his chief of staff, Modelk, for his irresponsible actions to himself and the entire war.

In the face of Modelk's accusation, Hoffman readily accepted and said on the spot that he would not do it again. However, the day after he finished speaking, he went to observe the British troops on the grounds of inspecting the troops in Damascus.

This made Modelk so angry that he directly reported his risky move to the chief of the general staff, Marshal Freiette. And this also led to Freiette to send a telegram to Hoffman, asking him to stop such a risky move. At the same time, two military discipline officers from the General Staff flew to Hoffman to provide protection (or surveillance) .

In this way, Hoffman, who was closely guarded, stopped. Of course, it had a lot to do with the fact that he had basically read the British army.

It can be seen from this that the disadvantage of the British Air Force in the Middle East is huge.

Now that you know the opponent and you are almost ready, when to attack becomes the next focus. On this point, Hoffman and Modelk agree, that the faster the more, the more time the enemy can't prepare.

For this reason, the two have already made plans to use a pincer attack to carry out a devastating attack on the British army.

Since it is a pincer-shaped offensive, the two troops serving as the tip of the knife must be tough, able to tear through the enemy's defense line smoothly, and not give the enemy time to react. Isn't this kind of requirement set up for the armored troops?

Hoffman had exactly four of these units, the 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 8th Armored Divisions. At present, Romania has a total of 7 armored divisions. Currently, the 2nd Armored Division is in the North African army commanded by Antonescu.

Of the other two, the 1st Panzer Division guarded against the Soviets in the newly occupied Polish territory, while the 5th Panzer Division was deployed on the border of Rossu.

It can be said that the armored force in Hoffman's hands occupies most of Romania, and if it suffers huge losses, it is estimated that it will not be able to recover for several months.

However, in Hoffman's view, the British army on the other side did not have the ability to greatly damage their armored forces. Take a look at the armor and anti-tank weapons the British army currently uses, featuring the fast-running Crusader cruiser tanks and the slow-moving Matilda infantry tanks.

The former, the armor is weak, even the R10 light tank can penetrate its armor at a distance of 500 meters, and the firepower is also weak. The equipped 2-pound (40mm) main gun will also be able to match the power of the R10. What can you use to stop the Romanian swarms? R20 tanks and the more powerful R30 tanks.

As for the latter, it is characterized by the advantage of being thicker, and the others can be ignored, especially the weakness of slow speed, which allows the R10 to go around and destroy Matilda. After all, the flanks and tails do not have that thick armor. However, the armor he is proud of is also like a piece of paper in front of the main guns of the R20 and R30.

After all, one of these two tanks weighs more than 30 tons, and the other weighs more than 40 tons, and they are crushed just in terms of tonnage. Not to mention that in terms of firepower and protection, in addition to being incomparable to the Crusader tank in maneuverability, it can be regarded as a perfect masterpiece.

Since he has such a weapon, Hoffman has no reason to abandon it. At present, he has deployed four armored divisions in the coastal strip of Lebanon and the Golan Heights in Syria.

In addition, in order to increase its ability to attack the tough, the four independent armored battalions in his hands were also allocated to them. Don't underestimate such independent armored battalions. These battalions are uniformly equipped with R30 heavy tanks. Each battalion has 4 × 6 vehicles per company + 2 reserve tanks.

The number of tanks in these four battalions tops half of the armored division, but the combat effectiveness is comparable to that of an armored division. , even to a certain extent, an armored division may not necessarily be able to beat them. It can be seen from this that Hoffman's serious attitude towards this attacking fist.

In addition, in order to avoid too few infantry in the armored force, Hoffman also assigned the only three motorized infantry divisions on hand to each side, and their task was to assault along the coast and the Jordan Valley.

Among them, the troops attacking along the Jordan Valley had the heaviest task. They needed to rush all the way to the Dead Sea, and then attack Jerusalem and Amman to contain the enemy's forces. This task is not simple at all, and it is easy to be surrounded by the enemy in the Jordan Valley.

On the other hand, the troops advancing along the coastal zone will hit all the way west to the Sinai Peninsula, completely encircling these British troops.

That's right, the large encirclement that Hoffman intends to fight this time will wipe out the British troops in Jordan and Palestine. As long as you open the map, you can see that Jordan and Palestine's connection with Saudi Arabia and Iraq are deserts. As long as their connection with the Sinai Peninsula is cut off, these troops will be surrounded. Except for a few people who can leave through the desert, the large-scale army walking in the desert is completely self-defeating.

And not to mention Romania has an absolutely dominant air force, and it will let it know that marching in the hot and uncovered desert will become a hellish existence.

Since Hoffman has such a plan, there is naturally a multi-hand arrangement. Among them, the navy that has been transferred to the main fleet is also on the task. They need to help protect the coastal areas of Palestine, and also deter the coastal areas of Egypt. The task of the navy is not easy at all.

Now that the preparations are much worse, it is only the time to launch the attack, and the time set by Hoffman for them is April 24, which happens to be the same as the time of Germany's attack on France. Did any communication, but it was just such a coincidence.

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